Peruluta Olsson 1928 (volute)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Alternative spelling: Voluta (Peruluta)

Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1928. Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 1. Bulletins of American Paleontology 14(52)

Parent taxon: Athletinae according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Olsson 1930, Rivera 1957 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Athleta, Konistra, Liopeplum, Parvivoluta, Tectaplica

Subtaxa: Peruluta crassiuscula Peruluta mancorensis Peruluta peruviana

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Peru (3 collections)

• Eocene to Oligocene of Peru (1)

• Eocene of Peru (10)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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